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Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's ...

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Nepal is to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35 per cent, raising the cost of accessing the world’s tallest peak for the first time in nearly a decade ...

Nepal is to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world's tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials ...

KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time ...

For foreign climbers, the royalty fee for the spring climbing season, which stretches from March to May, is going to be increased from $11,000 to $15,000 for those using the standard south route.

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Nepal has sharply increased Everest climbing permit fees and introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution and preventing accidents on the planet’s tallest peak. Under the ...